Maureen Bolen of Utegration Honored in White Paper Featuring U2030 "Women Who SPARK" Award Winners

Houston, TX  – October 20, 2022 –Today, Utegration announced that the Utility 2030 Collaborative (U2030) has published a new white paper, “How Women Who SPARK Award Winners are Changing the World – Part 1”, that features Maureen Bolen, Utegration’s chief growth officer. The publication recognizes the work of exceptional female utility innovators who are spearheading, building, launching, or enabling the creation of utility products, services, and experiences that are inventive and commercially successful.  

Bolen was recognized with a Women Who SPARK Award during the inaugural U2030 Annual SPARK Meeting, August 28-29, 2022, in Los Angeles. Bolen envisioned and led the creation of Utility4U™, a pre-configured, end-to-end and modular cloud platform that enables all operations of an intelligent utility. The platform has key functionality from customer service, finance, supply chain, work and asset management, analytics, and even regulatory compliance built in. It also includes managed services and upgrades at a fraction of the price these systems would normally cost. 

Utilities — especially smaller ones with as few as 50,000 customers — have long needed a solution that makes modern and robust technology affordable and also reduces the risks historically associated with system replacements. Maureen led a team of talented utilities-specific technology experts at Utegration to address this need by building Utility4U. 

“Innovation is critical for utilities to meet today’s challenges,” says Bart Thielbar, president and CEO of Utegration. “The Utility4U solution that Maureen and the team built is remarkable. Not only because it simplifies the technology utilities need for a successful future, but it democratizes it, so that even smaller utilities have the advantages historically reserved for the larger ones. The whole Utegration team congratulates Maureen on this well-deserved recognition.” 

Anyone who wishes to receive a copy of the whitepaper should use this link: https://share.hsforms.com/14WXl89kjRzewRMpNn-LrFw3v02t.  

Remote Panel Opportunity 
Maureen is participating in a PowerSession co-hosted by Energy Central and U2030 on December 1, 2022. Titled “U2030 Women Who SPARK Winners Weigh In: Ensuring Energy Equity, Equality & Justice as the Energy Transition Progresses,” the online event will be held at 2:00 PM EST. Those who wish to register should use this link. There is no cost to attend. 

 2023 Annual Meeting & Awards Program 
U2030 will begin accepting nominations for the 2023 program in November 2022. After the winners are selected, they will be announced during the second annual U2030 SPARK Meeting, September 23-25, 2023, in Nashville, TN. 

 About U2030 
Founded in January 2030 and guided by a utility executive board and blended utility and vendor advisory committee, U2030 is a diverse family of utility professionals building the utility of the future through people-centered transformation. Our members include electric, gas, and water utility professionals representing IOUs, municipalities, and coops, and vendor partners. 

The organization hosts events throughout the year, virtual and in U.S. cities. We stay connected through virtual workgroups that connect on the U2030 Collective Brain Platform, an integrated workspace, and content library. 

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Press Contact 
Christina Corcoran 
ccorcoran@utility2030.org 
www.utility2030.org  

About Utegration 
Utegration LLC is a full-service consulting and solution provider specializing in analytics and SAP®  technology for the utilities and energy sectors. Utegration builds and optimizes new technology for finance, regulatory, customer management, and asset operations to maximize our clients’ return on investment, while minimizing risk and complexity. Our industry experts have earned the trust of energy and water providers across North America with outcome-driven roadmaps and a track record of successful implementations. Before you implement new technology, talk to Utegration. See how we can make the future work for you. Learn more at  www.utegration.com 

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